Railroad-tie



E. H. WALKER.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLlcATioN man rs.3,1914.

l 1 95,302., Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Ni W Attorneys E. H. WALKER.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Inventor Attorneys Witnesses EDWARD HrwALKER, OF SMERSET, BENNSYLV ANIA.

`RAILROAD-TIE.

`Specicaton of LettersPatent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application mea February e, i914. seriai No. 816,254.

To all 'whom c't may concern',

Be it known that I, EDWARD II. WALKER,

a citizenrof the United'` States, residing at Somerset, in the county of Somerset .and

Vimprove generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains. i

Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description prorceeds, the vinvention resides in the combina- Y tion and arrangement of` parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being r understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can bemade within the scope of what is claimed without `departing from the spiritof the invention.`

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan disclosing one form of Vthe invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig.- 1; Fig. 3.is a fragmental longitudinal section on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4 vis a perspective of the actuating wedge; Fig. 5 is a cross section showing. a

modification; Fig. 6 is a cross section show- .ing zanothermodification; Fig. 7 is a top vplan illustrating the modification shown in Fig. 6, the line 6-6 on Fig. 7 illustrating ,the plane on which the section shown in Fig. 6 is taken;.Fig. 8 is a fragmental longitudinal section' taken on the line 8-f8 of Fig. 6.` 45 i Referringto` Figs; 1, 2 and 3, the body portion of the tie is fashioned from a double I beam, the same comprising a web 1, a bottom flange 2, a top flange 3f and anvintermediate flange 21.V The I beam fispbent as at 4 and adjacent its ends, the beam is again bent Aas shown at 5 to bring the extremities of .thebeam into abutmentY as at 6,` thus to form a closed loop. By the operation labove de- 4scriloed,"the body portion ofthe tie iscaused `to consist of opposed side portions 7 ,which are bent inwardly intermediate their ends ate flanges 21. f

to Aform recesses'S, lthe side portions 7 of the body; o f the tie being bent inwardly adjacent their ends to form recesses 9. The

recesses 8 and 9 receive the ballast and tend ftoprevent the tie'from moving endwise. In order to hold the `side portions 7 i of the body .ofV the tie together,` clips 10 are applied to the lower, edges of the side portions. These cllps 10 are dispoeedat the points of greatest concavity in the recesses 8. Each clip 10 is provided at its outer ends with fingers Y 11 which engage the outeredges of the bottom flanges2, and intermediate `its ends,

each clip 10 is provided withinner fingers 12 which engage the inner edges of the fianges 2. The fingers 11 and 12 may be corrugated slightly, in a vertical direction as shown atll in Fig 3 so` as to enhance their grip` on the flanges 2.- `'Ihe space between the side portions 7 of the body of the tie may be' occupied'by a concrete filler 15. Adjacent" their upper edges, the side portions 7 lof the body of the -tieare united by braces ,33, preferablytalring the form of strips or bars. e These braces 33 aretwisted to form internal4 'shoulders 34` engaging the inner ffaces of the webs 1" of the side portions' of :the tie,the braces terminating in hooks 35 which pass' through the'websl and engage around" the Outer lportions of the intermedi- Mounted ontop of the body portion of the tie is a pair of tie plates.

The tieplates 15 are each provided with `upstanding flanges 18 extended! transversely of the tie. yIt'iis `between! the upvturned flanges 18 that'the base of the rail 19 is lodged, as clearly shown in Fig., 3. The

vflanges 1,8 may be increased or decreased in width as the gage of the track and the "width of the base of the rail 19 may demand.

InA order to hold down the rail 19 on the Vtie plate 16 a pair of fasteners is provided.

The primary fastener is denoted by the numeral 20 and is equipped atfits upper end with` a projecting arm 22 whichV bears upon the base of the rail 19.3v In the lower edge of thearm 22 there isa recess 23 which accommodatestherfiange 18. "Ihe arm 22 is providechwith a laterally extended head 211, adapted to be engaged by aclaw bar to Each tie plate. vis denoted by the numeral 16 and is pro- `vided alongits longitudinal edges with depending flanges-17 which, engaging the outer edges of the top fianges 3, serve to prevent .thetie plates from moving transversely of the tie.

facilitate the removal of the primary fastener 20. The invention further includes a secondary fastener 26 which bears against the edge of the primary fastener 20, both of these fasteners passing through the tie plateV 16, the top flange 3 and the interme- 1 diate flange 21. The secondary fastener 26y is equipped in its edge with a notch 27 re ceiving the tie plate 16 and the top flangev fianfres 17 are en aved with the outer lonO'i- Yso l43 as hereinbefore set forth.

engage the'intermediate fianges 44. TheseA tudinal edges of the top flange 3 as shown in Fig. 2. The rail 19 is then mounted in place as shown in Fig. 3, the base of the rail being engaged between the up'standing flanges 18 on the tie plate. Then the secondary fastener 26 is inserted, its notch 27 engaging the tie plate 16 and the flange 3, so that the secondary fastener cannot move endwise. The primary lfastener 20 is then mounted in place as shown in Fig. 3. The wedgeshaped cotter pin 29 is inserted into the opening formed by the notches 2S, and is driven to a firm seat, the lingers 30 of the cotter pin being bent over Vif desired.. Since the wedge 29 tapers both vertically and horizontally, theprimary fastener 20 is crowded transversely so that its head 24 overhangs the base of the rail 19, and, by theoperationof the wedge 29, the same, engaging the fired fastener 26the fastener 20 is forced downwardly so-that its head 24 has a firm bearing on the base of .the rail 19. The fastener 2O is made of malleable metal and after the said'fastener has been seated as above described, its lower end may be bent to form a lateral foot 25 engaging the lower edge of the intermediate flangeV 21, as Fig.

-3 will clearly show. At this point it may lbe stated in connection with the` primary fastener v20 Vand its foot 25, that the concrete filler 15 may or may not beresorted to and, if desired, the center of the tie may merely be filled in withballast.

. In Fig. 5 a modified form of the invention is shown, the structure in all vital particu- `lars being a duplicate of that shown in Fig.

A2. In Fig. 5 the web is depicted at 36, the bottom flange at 37, the top flange at r38the clip at 39, the tie plate at 40, and thegbrace at 41, the same being provided with, in-

ternal shoulders '42 and with external hooks The hooks 43 extend downwardly: The sidewalls 46 along their lower edges are epiipped` with outwardly projectingffeet oriianges 47.

The-clips are indicated at 4Sp-andeach clip includes internal' fingers 49 and external hook-shaped fingers 50.. The internal fingers 49 bear against the lower edges of the-walls 46 and the external fingers 50 are engaged around the edges of thefeet 47. The side walls 46 of thev channel45, .but not the Vtop portion thereof, are bent inwardly to'form recesses 51 and it is in .these recesses that the clips 48 are mounted. Other clips 52, formed like the clips 43, may engage the laterally extended feetor flangesV 47,'relativelynear to-the ends of thetie, as Fig. 8

will show. The tie plate is indicatedat 53 i and is equipped with the depending fianges 54 and the upstandingrflanges V55, hereinbefore described. The rail 56 rests on the tie plate between the fianges 55. The primary fastener is shown at 57 and the secondary' l fastener at 58- The wedge member is depicted at 59. In this form of the invention,

the. fasteners 'V57 and 5Sterminate in their `lower-,ends in bendable feet 6.6 engaged in` an opening 61 in the wall 46. p

. Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:-- f

1.Y In a railroad tie, a body having van opening.; Aa rail holding fastener movable transversely in theopening;V awedge engaging theV fastener to Vmove the fastener transversely;` and an labutment for the wedge; the. fastener'having a bendable end extended laterallyand engaged beneath a portionof theybody'tohold the. fastener against upward movementf.'

2. In a railroad tie, a body; pair ofifas-v teners one of Ywhich is interlocked withthe body, the :othenof 'which'. is a. rail holding` fastener and .is adjustable'bothhorizontally and vertically, means engaging both fasten-V .ers for 4moving the rail hold-mg fastenerV horizontally, the rail holding fastener being i provided with a bendableuend which is eX- tended laterally and,isengagedbeneath a.

portion of theb'ody Vto retain VVthe,E rail holding fastener against upward movement.

3. Ina device of the jclass described,a-tie i having upper land lower flanges provided .with openings; aY tie Vplate resting on Vthe tie and.V havingv Vopenings. alined with-the openingsrin the'fiangesga rail on'thetieplateg. Vpairs of. fasteners Vpassing Vthrough ,all of the openings, one fastener` vof, eachpair being. Y, Y engagedwith one fiange against vertical movement, and one fastener of each pair Ving a body having an opening;

engaging the rail; and means interposed between the fasteners of each pair for producing relative movement therebetween.

4. In a rail fastening means, a tie includa tie plate resting on the tie and provided with an upstanding flange; a. rail resting on the tie plate and engaged by the flange; a fastener located in the opening and including a laterally extended head engaging the rail, the head being out away'in its lower edge to clear the flange; a wedge cooperating with the fastener to force the fastener downwardly; and a Xed abutment with which the wedge engages.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' EDWARD H. WALKER.

Witnesses:

SELINA VILLsoN, I. E. SIMPSON.

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